.TH 9IMPORT 4
.SH NAME
9import \- import a name space from a remote system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B 9import
[
.I options
]
.I system
.I file
[
.I mountpoint
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I 9import
tool allows an arbitrary
.I file
on a remote
.I system,
with the capability of running the Plan 9
.IR exportfs (4)
service,
to be imported into the local name space.
Usually
.I file
is a directory, so the complete
file tree under the directory is made available.
.PP
A process is started on the
remote machine, with authority of the user of
.IR 9import ,
to perform work for the local machine using the
.IR exportfs (4)
service.
The default port used is TCP 17007.
If
.I mountpoint
is omitted, then
.I 9import
uses the name of the remote
.I file
as the local mount point.
.PP
The options are:
.TF "-s namexxx"
.PD
.TP
.B -A
Skip the authentication protocol.
This is useful for connecting to foreign systems like Inferno.
.TP
.B -k \fIkeypattern
Use
.I keypattern
to select a key to authenticate to the remote side
(see
.IR auth (2)).
.TP
.B -p
Push the
.IR aan (8)
filter onto the connection to protect against
temporary network outages.
.TP
.B -s \fIname
Post the connection's mountable file descriptor as
.BI /srv/ name\fR.
.SH SOURCE
.B \*9/src/cmd/9import.c
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR srv (4),
.IR aan (8),
.IR listen1 (8),
.B cs
in
.IR ndb (7)
.SH BUGS
Encryption is not implemented.
